PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knox is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Something I Can Never Have. The key to victory for Max House has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

House
vs
Knox

178 cm
27
159 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

176 cm
20
163 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Core Tokyo

Doom Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max House!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mickey Knox!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as House throws out the jab.
House throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Knox stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A right-left combo lands from House.

It looks like Mickey Knox has been cut.
House tries to clinch there but Knox circles away.

Knox feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Knox wants to control from the top but House keeps moving.

House had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Knox defends it easily.

Knox got a little sloppy there for a moment and House has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Knox has managed to get both his arms back between House's legs - danger averted.
Knox must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
House is trying to control the position from the bottom.

House looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Knox is stalling in the full guard.
House keeping full guard, as Knox tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Knox avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

House throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

House looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

House looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

House throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

House looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
House keeping moving, preventing Knox from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Knox accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

House is looking for a triangle but Knox pushes his legs off easily.
House avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Knox landing with the ground and pound.
Knox prevents House from getting back to his feet.
Knox postures up and lands a big shot to House's brow.
Knox trying to control the position from guard on top but House is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knox works over House with some ground and pound from guard.

Knox drops back, looking for a kneebar! House looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. House looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from House!

House is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Knox knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox is looking for a sweep.
House is putting a hurting on Knox here, landing some big shots from side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

House is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Knox knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Knox managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by House.
Sloppy strikes there by House.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

House is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Knox has escaped the position, nice work there.
Knox can't do much from the bottom here.

House is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Knox has escaped the position, nice work there.
Knox is looking for a sweep.

House thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Knox struggling a bit here.
Knox is holding House down, trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max House dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey Knox's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

House stuffs the takedown attempt from Knox. Knox gets slowly back to his feet.

House clinches up with Knox and pushes him back against the ropes.

House's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
House throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knox changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. House tries to avoid it but Knox manages to keep hold of a leg and drag House to the ground. House escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - House looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Knox shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches House napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Knox is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. House knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
House tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Knox wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
House is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Knox asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Knox is looking to take a break and control but House is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
House prevents Knox from improving position.
House tries to improve position but can't.
House gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Knox is sneakily working for an arm triangle but House sees it coming and defends easily.
House tries to kick Knox off but Knox keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
House won't allow Knox to pass to mount.
House trying to control from the bottom.

House actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

House looking for submissions off his back.

House looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

House looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Knox uses his free foot to push down on House's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for House.
Knox trying to control but House is having none of it.
Knox takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
House is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Knox lands a nice shot to the head.
House tries to reverse the position but Knox maintains control.
Knox wants to control the pace but House is squirming around nicely.
House squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
House tries to lock up and control but Knox gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Knox raining down hammerfists from mount.
House is trying to escape the mount.
Knox tries to control but House wriggling away.
Knox pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
House keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Knox blocks House's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Knox landing strikes, looking to finish!
Knox landing punches.
Knox raining down hammerfists from mount.
Knox trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Knox is landing with some decent strikes but House is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
House flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
House tries to hold on but Knox postures up.
House manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Knox is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Knox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mickey Knox's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

House fails to land with a series of punches.
Knox wants to clinch up but House keeps it at a distance.
Knox shoots in for a takedown but House shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Knox throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
House misses with an uppercut.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by House.
Knox misses with a takedown
and House counters with a left and a right that stings Knox.
House slips a straight right by Knox.
Knox misses with a takedown
and House counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Max House has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Knox.
Knox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from House.
Knox misses with a double jab
and House counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knox moves away from the strike by House.

That's one minute gone in the round.
House throws a right hand that Knox ducks under and follows up with a left that Knox also avoids with ease.
House throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
House stuffs the takedown attempt from Knox. Knox gets slowly back to his feet.
House throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
House lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

House closes the distance and pushes Knox back into the ropes.
House is trying to break the clinch but Knox has him pressed against the ropes.

House manages to break the clinch.
House lands with a cross.
Knox misses with a double jab
and House connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

House gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

House looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Knox passes into half guard.
House is looking for a sweep. Knox is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
House is trying to stand up here but Knox is controlling him well.

House actively working from the bottom here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Knox connects with a nice short shot to House's temple.
Knox sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Knox trying to control from half guard but House is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

House actively working from the bottom here.
Knox is figuring out what he wants to do next.
House moves into full guard.
House avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

House working for a triangle but Knox defends it easily.
Knox pushes down on House's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox trying to control from half guard but House is working away.
House regains full guard. Nicely done.
Knox's corner is telling him to maintain position.

House pushes a forearm under Knox's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Knox is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Max House!